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Josh Mathews should be calling it -- he's a great commentator, really delivers, and has pretty much been everywhere lately. You cannot hear a WWE show without hearing Mathews' voice these days. It really doesn't make sense for him to not call the PPV.
Booker T seems like a sure-thing, too. Booker is a big signing, someone the WWE seems to really want to push as a commentator, and I can't see him doing backstage interviews. Booker will definitely be in there as a color analyst.
Now, I can't see the WWE leaving it as Mathews & Booker. It's far too...untested and SmackDown!. The WWE will probably have someone else in there. Michael Cole is a possibility. The WWE is really pushing him, and they could easily put him at the desk, talk about how he is so sure he'll be beating King that he can do commentary, and really build the heat for his match later that night. But I think that could be distracting -- and he'll need to be replaced, eventually.
Matt Striker would be my personal preference. He's called Mania before, he's a great announcer, gets along with Josh Mathews, and he would be an interesting blend to Booker T's style. I think Striker would be able to add so much to a commentary team as a third man.
But I have a feeling we'll see Jim Ross. He won't be back full-time, but the WWE just won't be able to resist using him for their big show, and "giving the rub" to the new commentary duo of Mathews & Booker. Striker will be on the show doing interviews, asking the hard questions. It could get epic heat if Michael Cole boots Jim Ross from the commentary position for the WWE Title match, or something, too.
So yeah, I'm going with the prediction of Josh Mathews, Jim Ross & Booker T.
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